Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG74LM21997 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenOct 4, 2023
VA
Last seenFeb 2, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG74LM21997
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
M21997

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Columbia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 4, 2023 – Feb 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around9OOSTOLE2 TRUCKING LLC 435682011P578N/TX
Aug 20, 2025TXI · Full14OOSTOLE2 TRUCKING LLC 435682068475TMP/TX
Jan 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSB & K PEREZ TRUCKING LLC 3912822R752497/TX
Nov 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around11B & K PEREZ TRUCKING LLC 3912822R752497/TX
Oct 4, 2023VAIII · Driver-only1JG ON THE ROAD INC 3571893TE9480/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOLE2 TRUCKING LLC4356820Aug 20, 2025Feb 2, 20262TX
B & K PEREZ TRUCKING LLC3912822Nov 13, 2024Jan 17, 20252TX
JG ON THE ROAD INC3571893Oct 4, 2023Oct 4, 20231NC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
11P578NTXTOLE2 TRUCKING LLCFeb 2, 2026Feb 2, 20261
68475TMPTXTOLE2 TRUCKING LLCAug 20, 2025Aug 20, 20251
R752497TXB & K PEREZ TRUCKING LLCNov 13, 2024Jan 17, 20252
TE9480NCJG ON THE ROAD INCOct 4, 2023Oct 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026